Dcox Posted January 23 Share #1 Posted January 23 Just wanted to say hello and mention I am starting my second ship after an uncompleted first attempt (1847 Harvey - Artesania Latina). This new ship is the Polaris from Occre and I will be making a build log here. My goal is to actually complete this ship then go back and finish the Harvey after I get some more experience. I'll be researching here and other sources as well as asking many questions to clear things up. I'm 62 and have built quite a few plastic models over the years (and other things) since I was a young boy but, now I am retired I really want to up my skills and focus on wood models. My biggest hurdle will be getting over my OCD of making things perfect which has caused me to fail completing projects in the past. Advice is always welcomed Dave Cox - Northern California Ryland Craze, chadwijm6, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted January 23 Share #2 Posted January 23 Dave, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. Ryland Craze, mtaylor and Dcox 3 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocklouder Posted January 23 Share #3 Posted January 23 Dave this is the place to be!!!!!! Ryland Craze, Dcox, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Santa Maria -Amati 1:65, La Pinta- Amati 1:65, La Nina -Amati 1:65 , Hannah Ship in Bottle-Amati 1:300 : The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 Current Build: The Mayflower: Amati On Hold: HMS Pegasus: Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakheart Posted January 23 Share #4 Posted January 23 31 minutes ago, Dcox said: getting over my OCD of making things perfect Welcome to MSW. I know that feeling well, I just say to myself, get on and finish it Tim CDR_Ret, Ryland Craze, Dcox and 2 others 5 Quote Current Builds : Cutter "Speedy" 1828 from Plans by Bill Shoulders at 148 Bounty Launch - Scratch build - FINISHED 85 ft. Harbour Tug. scratch built from plans by Francis Smith. ( FINISHED but no build log for this ) HMS Lightning. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmherbert Posted January 23 Share #5 Posted January 23 Welcome. I'm sure everyone here can point out things that they wished they did a little better on a model. I just try to do each one a little better as my experience and skills improve. And the reality is that you will spend many hours building a model that even your best friend won't spend more than a minute or two looking at. So just relax and enjoy the process and try to gain skills as you go along. Bill Ryland Craze, BETAQDAVE, Dcox and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted January 23 Share #6 Posted January 23 Welcome! Keith Black, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 23 Share #7 Posted January 23 Welcome aboard, Dave! So -- how farth north is "Northern"? I'm a Humboldt County native. Dcox, Keith Black, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted January 23 Share #8 Posted January 23 Keith Black, mtaylor, Dcox and 1 other 4 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcox Posted January 23 Author Share #9 Posted January 23 2 hours ago, ccoyle said: Welcome aboard, Dave! So -- how farth north is "Northern"? I'm a Humboldt County native. You're further north. I'm in Yolo county, Winters to be exact. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 23 Share #10 Posted January 23 21 minutes ago, Dcox said: I'm in Yolo county, Winters to be exact. Okay, that's a little off the beaten path. I tell people here in South Carolina that the vast swathe of California dotted by little towns like Winters is "The Other California" -- the part non-Californians never think of. Ryland Craze, Keith Black, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsk Posted January 23 Share #11 Posted January 23 Welcome, Dave! And as a coworker likes to say... "The perfect is the enemy of the good." 😉 Dcox, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote --jeff In Process: US Revenue Cutter 1/72 Card (Seahorse), Skipjack Kathryn 1/72 Card (scratch build) Completed Builds: Slavic (Viking) Longship 1/72 (Falconet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlax Posted January 23 Share #12 Posted January 23 Welcome to MSW!! Dcox, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted January 24 Share #13 Posted January 24 Hello Dave, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black, mtaylor and Dcox 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 24 Share #14 Posted January 24 8 hours ago, Dcox said: Advice is always welcomed Welcome to MSW. Advice,,,,, lots of good advice here at MSW, but I think a common piece from many members is that it is better to start with high quality kits that will teach you good practices on the details, including the three vessel series designed by David Antscherl at Model Shipways which is becoming a classic for beginners. I truly wish these were around when I started back in the day. https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-Shipwright-3-Kit-Combo-Series_p_5465.html Allan Dcox, Vlax, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted January 24 Share #15 Posted January 24 Welcome Dave. Don't know if the OCD thing runs rampant here but it's something I deal with often. But if I built everything perfect there wouldn't be any challenges left to keep me building. Hang in there and enjoy the hobby. mtaylor, Dcox and Keith Black 3 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcox Posted January 24 Author Share #16 Posted January 24 2 hours ago, allanyed said: Welcome to MSW. Advice,,,,, lots of good advice here at MSW, but I think a common piece from many members is that it is better to start with high quality kits that will teach you good practices on the details, including the three vessel series designed by David Antscherl at Model Shipways which is becoming a classic for beginners. I truly wish these were around when I started back in the day. https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-Shipwright-3-Kit-Combo-Series_p_5465.html Allan I did check those kits out as well as the other one in the series. I almost purchased them but, the Polaris won out. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 24 Share #17 Posted January 24 The main thing is to enjoy your time with whatever model you go with. Allan Dcox, Ryland Craze, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted January 25 Share #18 Posted January 25 Welcome to MSW Dave. Lots of good folks here who have a lot of experience and advice. Persevere onward to complete your first ship model. It's a real shot in the arm when you get that first one under your belt. Welcome aboard. mtaylor, Dcox and Keith Black 3 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 26 Share #19 Posted January 26 Keith Black 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiriusVoyager Posted January 27 Share #20 Posted January 27 Welcome! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote - Eric In the shipyard: OcCre Palamos Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack Drafting: Cala Esmeralda, La Belle Poule schooner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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